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[chocolatepot]

The Sportive Sun: Heliotrope, amber, almond flower, frangipani, cedar, and calamus.

In the bottle, it's definitely darker than on my skin. I think the cedar/amber come through loud and clear ... maybe frangipani beneath them? The scent feels warm and dry - not tropical, but "place with a warm climate" more than "summer".

Comments

[danabren]

This is an early favorite of mine, you have good taste ;)

[chocolatepot]

We finally agree on one!

[scripsi]

What's your view on BPAL as a whole? some 10-15 years ago I bought a lot of samples and bottles. But partly because it's too expensive to ship to Sweden now (I have to pay double the value for a bottle for shipping and taxes), and partly because I felt the quality of the scents declined, I stopped. The cost thing is very annoying because it just isn't worth it to buy my favouirtes when they run out.

[chocolatepot]

Pretty positive. I've liked the majority of the scents I've tried. But I have no experience with perfume in general to compare them to!

[scripsi]

I find them rather different from "ordinary" brands. In large part because of the oil component- I find other indie brands with perfume oils have similar characteristics. I find BPAL cozier, somehow. But then I tend to go for warm and spicy, and that aspect works well with an oil base, IMO.

[smithens]

Ooh, this sounds lovely. I'm trying really hard to not go crazy on fragrance right now (I spent ~$125 on perfume on my vacation a few weeks ago) but you're tempting me!

[chocolatepot]

Oof, yeah, hold back! I think this one was a limited edition, too.

[smithens]

but what is r/indiemakeupandmore FOR if not to spend ludicrous amounts of money on LE fragrance? ;)